Swing or chair.



H. E. SKEELS.

SWING 0R CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27. 1912.

1,16,530, Patented July 13, 1915.

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SWING 0R CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Application filed June 27, 1912. Serial No. 706,218.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ITENRY E. SKEELs, ofRochester, in the county .of Monroe and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Swings or Chairs, which improvement isfully set forth in the following specification and shown in theaccompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to swings or chairs and more particularlyto that type designed for outdoor use upon. porches or lawns, and an.object of the invention is to provide asimple and inexpensiveconstruction in which all danger of injury to the users, whether old andinfirm or very young, is eliminated.

To this and other ends the invention consists in certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, thenovel featuresbeing pointed out in the appended claims. I i

In the drawings: Figure 1 is atop view of a chair or swing constructedin accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectionthrough the chair or swing;

and Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the line a-a Fig. 2.

According to this invention, there may be employed two seats each ofwhich preferably comprises a pair of side pieces 1 connected by theslatted bottom 2 and having a back 3 preferably hinged thereto at 1 soas to swing forwardly between side pieces 1,

the lower end 5 of the back cooperating with the rear slat of the bottomto limit the rearward movement of the back. The two seats are rigidlyconnected together preferably by means of a horizontal bar 6 which issecured to the upper faces of the slats 2 substantially midway betweenthe sides of the seat so as to provide seating portions on oppositesides of the bar,said bar thereby lying substantially in a plane withthe bottoms of the seats.

Each seat may be supported upon a rocking element which preferablycomprises a pair of side frames connected by a pivot bar 7 and tie bars8, the side frames preferably embodying two pieces 9 arranged at anangle to each other and having a rocker 10 secured to the outer facesthereof above the lower ends to provide projections 11 below the rocker10. The pivot bar 7 preferably, lies between two of the slats 2 and isheld in this position by the keeper or latch 12% pivoted to one of theslats 2, at 18, the distance between the slats between which the pivotbar lies being widened so that the seat will roll by the pivot bar asthe rocker 10 moves. There may also be provided a base frame comprising,preferably, a pair of longitudinally extending bars 1a which may be heldin spaced parallel relation by the foot piece 15 lying between the twoseats. The longitudinal bars 141 form ways on which the rockers 10 ofthe rocking elements of the two seats operate, the projection 11 of therocking elements cooperating with the inner faces of the ways 14 andpreventing lateral movement of the rocker on the ways. The base is alsoprovided with a pair of transverse portions or rods 16 on each side ofthe foot piece 14, these transverse rods also cooperating with theprojections 11 on the rocking elements and servingto prevent shiftingmovement of the rocking elements on thebase frame. The rocking movementwould be limited by the inner tie rods 8 engaging with the horizontalconnecting bar 6 but it is preferred to employ a flexible connector 17between the horizontal connecting bar 6 and the foot piece 15 to limitthe rocking movement as this prevents jars and assists in effecting thereturn movement.

The operation of the invention will be apparent from the foregoing butit may be summarized as follows: The swing will hold four people, two oneach seat, the rocking movement being effected by pressure of the feetupon a foot piece 15 causing a move ment of the seats in their plane.

A swing or chair constructed in accordance with this invention is simplein opera tion, inexpensive to manufacture, and not liable to get out oforder. The foot piece is arranged upon a rigid base frame so that it ispossible for an old or infirm person or a child to enter or leave thechair or swing without any inconvenience. The rocking elements are ofsimple construction and their connections with the seats and the baseframe are such that these three parts may be separated for shipment orstorage, and while in use, they are very effective after performingtheir functions. The rigid connection between the seats is also simpleand is so located and arranged that it permits the occupants to reachthe foot piece on the base frame.

IVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A swing or chair embodying a base having two track members and a footpiece rigidly connecting them, two seats rigidly connected together,rocking elements pivoted to the seat members and movable on the trackmembers on opposite sides of the foot piece, and means for preventingthe creeping of said rocking elements on said track members in thedirection of the length of said track members.

2. In a swing chair, the combination with a base frame having atransverse foot piece and a pair of longitudinal ways, of a pair ofrocking elements movable on the ways, a pair of double seats, onesupported on each rocking element, a horizontal bar secured at its endsto the bottoms of said seats at a point midway between the sides of theseats to permit free entrance to the seats on opposite sides of the bar,a flexible connection between the bar and the foot piece, and means forpreventing the creeping of said rocking elements on said track membersin the direction of the lengths of said track members.

3. In a swing or chair, the combination with a pair of rigidly connectedseats having their bottoms formed of transverse slats, of rockingelements each embodying a horizontal pivot rod located between two ofthe slats of one of the seat bottoms.

4:- In a swing or chair, the combination Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washing o Dag,

with a pair of rigidlyconnected seats, of a pair of rocking elements,one for each seat, said elements having projections depending below therockers of said rocking elements, and a base frame having ways forengagement ,by the rockersof the rocking elements and portions forengagement by the project ns- 5. In a chair or swing, the combinationwith a pair of rigidly connected seats, of a pair of rocking elementseach embodying two side frames having projections at their lower endsand rockers secured to the outer faces of the side frames above theprojections, and a base frame having ways on which the rockers work andportions engaged .by the projections to limit the movements of therocking elements on the base frame.

'6. In a. chair or swing, the combination with a pair of rigidlyconnected seats; of a pair of rocking elements, one for each seat andeach embodyinga pivot rod, a pair of angularly arranged supports at eachend of the rod and a rocker secured to the outer faces of the supportsabove their lower ends to form projections; and a base frame having wayson'which the rockers work and por tions engaged by the projections tolimit the movements of the rocking elements.

HENRY E. SKEELS.

Witnesses HAROLD H. :SI Ms,

ADA M. WHITMORE.

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